Jeremiah 4:20
Destruction upon destruction is cried, for the whole land is laid waste. Suddenly my tents are destroyed, [and] my curtains in a moment.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
21How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
Cross References
Exodus 33:5And LORD said to Moses, Say to the sons of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked people. If I go up into the midst of thee for one moment, I shall consume thee. Therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do to t
Leviticus 26:21And if ye walk contrary to me, and will not hearken to me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
Leviticus 26:28then I will walk contrary to you in wrath, and I also will chastise you seven times for your sins.
Numbers 16:45Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
Psalms 72:19And blessed be his glorious name forever. And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.
Isaiah 33:20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities. Thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed. The stakes of which shall never be plucked up, nor shall any of the cords of it be broken.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 4:20-31
Punishment Predicted. ( b. c. 620.) 19 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. 20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment. 21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet? 22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and… Read the whole commentary →